Hello and happy Tuesday! Thanks so much for your patience while I got the finishing instructions together for this year's mystery block of the month!  I wanted to double and triple check my math :) While I haven't had time yet to start setting my blocks together, everything is ready for

Happy Monday! Today I'm posting as part of the Fat Quarter Shop Cake Mix Quilt Book blog tour!  This has been my first time sewing with a Cake Mix Recipe set; it's definitely an easy way to make a quilt! I'm making the Creme' Brulee  quilt which requires a Layer Cake, a solid

Hello and happy Friday! Today I'm sharing the beginnings of a project...but not just any project!  And actually I was going to wait until I was a little bit further along to share.  But.  It's.  So. Very. Cute. Already!  It's not secret that I love Dresden blocks...and they

Hello and happy Thursday!  First, thank you so much for the kind comments from yesterday about my scrappy Log Cabin quilt...I'll be sure to share it here as soon as it's quilted!  When I dropped of the quilt the other day I was able to pick up a couple of things...so I have a little

Hello and happy Wednesday! I finished my king-size scrappy log cabin quilt top!  This has been one of those projects on my long-term to do list for years!!! This was such a fun finish!  Even better was the fact I was able to take it to be quilted yesterday...yay! It really did take me

Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a terrific first weekend in December!  I was able to check a big goal off of my list on Saturday--I finished the final blocks for my king-size scrappy log cabin Christmas quilt! So...156 blocks made mostly during the month of November and finished up

Hello...happy Friday, and happy December! It's the first of the month which means I have a parade to share!  The November quilt was a fun Christmas mini (pattern information below) that is perfect for a wall-hanging, table topper, or pillow top! Leading off our parade is this delightful

Hello and happy Wednesday! Whew...what a busy week and weekend...it was all happy, fun, and hectic, but boy is it good to have a little time to catch up now! I had cut and prepped all of the pieces for some of my scrappy log cabin Christmas blocks right before Thanksgiving and finally got them sewn

Hello! Hello and happy Tuesday...it's Sew Sampler reveal day for Fat Quarter Shop!  This was such a fun box to open...from the moment I saw the cover design I knew the contents were going to be fun! I just love the "Fall in Love" design and knew there would be some fun fabrics included in

Hello! Today I'm posting about a fabulous new-to-me product...home decor Barn Blocks!  These fabulous 2x2 barn quilts are printed on PVC making them a fun decor item for quilters that can be displayed indoors or outdoors.  The PVC material is lightweight yet sturdy (10 mm thick!) and

Hello...I've been having fun sewing some Christmas ornaments!  Each year I try my hand at making a few new handmade ornaments.  I keep a few and give the others away to friends and family.  This is a tradition started by my Grandmother many years ago that I've tried to honor! This

Hello and happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating this celebration of the harvest and ode to gratitude! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because for me it really is just about family and friends and remembering to be grateful for our many blessings. I can't remember being any

Hello! I know you've probably been bombarded with sales information for this weekend...I just have to let you know about some of the amazing sales  I've found for quilters (including a discount code for my shop at the end of the post)! Fat Quarter Shop will be having a big Black Friday

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Welcome to my stop on the Moda All-Stars All in a Row Again blog hop! I loved the first All in a Row book and was delighted to be able to create a row for this publication!  We had a fun "fashion" show with our rows and Quilt Market this fall that was quite

Hello and happy Tuesday!   Today I have a quilt finish to share...my  Jolly Bar Jazz quilt came back from the quilter!  I love the fun Modern Loops pattern with this design and had a lot of fun seeing it all come together with the red binding! This quilt really went together

Hello and happy Monday! This is going to be a crazy busy week with Thanksgiving less than three days away!  I'm hoping to finish up my grocery shopping today and be able to stay in, prepare...and keep working on my sewing projects until the big day! While at International Quilt Market last

Hello! For quite a while now I've been wanting to make a Christmas tree quilt--there--have been lots of fun ones I've seen on blogs and on Instagram providing plenty of inspiration to get started.  Because I needed to make some Christmas tree blocks for a bee I've been participating in this

Hello and happy Thursday! While my main quilting goal before the end of the month is to finish up my Christmas log cabins...I've also been trying to work on my on-going blue and cream quilt as I can.  Just last week I was gifted some amazing blues and creams from a variety of Minick &

Hello! Welcome to Patchwork Quilt Along Day!  This month's block is called "Spinning Tops," and it was a fun one to make! We are getting really close to finishing this quilt with just one more block that will be released next month. I'm getting low on the backgrounds I set aside for these

Hello and happy Tuesday! I finally had the chance to work on my scrappy Log Cabin blocks.  I'm really trying to finish up this quilt by the end of the month, so I felt like twenty-seven blocks was a good accomplishment for a Saturday! For this batch I went completely scrappy...mixing and

Hello and happy Friday! Today I'm wrapping up with the last of my photos from International Quilt Festival 2017 in Houston last month.  Keep reading to the end for some sale info! I loved this display...the buildings, the city-scape...and then the addition of the  bench and greenery

Hello and welcome to my second post featuring the Moda designer booths from the 2017 International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. There are quite a few photos today, so be ready to be inspired! I'm beginning today's post with the Kansas Troubles booth.  Lynne and Robert  had a

Hello and welcome to update day for the Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt Along!  I've finally been able to start working on my Log Cabin blocks again after coming home from Quilt Market, and  they are really so much fun! They really do go together quickly when you are able to do some chain

Hello! Today I'm sharing a simple method for making a patchwork key fob--using scraps or mini charm squares! I made one last spring using our Creekside fabric collection, and I thought it was about time to make one using The Front Porch fabrics! I love using a key fob...it makes it so much

Hello and happy Saturday! I was planning on posting this Monday, but I have so many things I need to share in the next week that I decided to add in a weekend post.  I'm happy to be able to share the final two blocks with you today for the 2017 Quilting Life Mystery Block of the Month! 

Hello and happy Friday! All I wanted to do when I arrived home from market was to sew! After seeing so much inspiration and fabric goodness in just a few days, I was ready to play with fabric myself.  But I was exhausted, too...so I thought some fast and fun projects were in order! I've

Hello  and happy Thursday!  International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas was absolutely wonderful.  I always do a lot of work prior to leaving (and also work hard while I'm there), but the inspiration gained always seems to make it so very worthwhile. Although we saw some remnants

Hello and happy November! I know I have been saying this every month lately, but I really can't believe how fast this year is flying by!  I'm finally unpacked from Quilt Market and am really ready to start sewing (I'll have some Quilt Market posts up beginning later this week).  Today

Hello! Happy Tuesday (and happy Halloween, too)!  I have one more Quilt Market project I haven't shared yet...this fabulous Glo and Go bag pattern by Annie Unrein...perfect for keeping cosmetics and brushes in place while traveling! I saw a sneak peek of this pattern a few weeks before

Hello! Just before I left for Quilt Market, these adorable vinyl pouches arrived at my doorstep! And, there is a fun story behind their arrival--A little while ago I sent my friend Kaitlyn some pieces of The Front Porch fabric collection to use for samples for a new pattern she was

Hello and happy Saturday! I've been working on my Christmas list and realized the other day that I shared this fun find with my Instagram followers but haven't yet shared it here...Christmas is just around the corner...and I have a fun gift idea!  I was going to say that it was perfect for

Hello! I'm excited to share my October Sew Sampler Box with you today...when I opened it I was greeted with this fun preview of what was inside... It left me guessing as to what was inside...and this month's box (as they always are) is a good one! Let me share what is inside... First of

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing my first official Christmas finish of the season...my Hometown Mini quilt!  This fun quilt goes together quickly.  It finishes at approximately 18" x 18" and so works well as a mini wall hanging, a table topper, or even a pillow top! You might

Hello and happy Wednesday! I finished my quilted messenger bag, and I absolutely love it!  It was so much fun getting to the end of the pattern and seeing how it was all going to go together.  Annie is one amazing designer! (If you missed my first post on this project with pattern

Hello and happy Tuesday! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful responses to the idea of having a scrappy Log Cabin Quilt Along!  This is going to be so much fun! I'm just about finished with Quilt Market preparations and will be ready to go full-speed on this project when I return! Scrappy Log

Hello and happy Monday! International Quilt Market is right around the corner, and when it gets down to the final few days before I leave I'm usually crazy busy finishing last minute projects.  I think I'll actually be finished with projects today, though, and will have a couple of days to pack